Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk.
- About Us
About Us
Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk. - Programs
- Spirit of Competition
- Community Conversations
- Novel Conversations
- INconversation
- Chew on This
- Food for Thought
Programs
Indiana Humanities programs encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk, by convening community conversations, exploring rich topics like food or competition and providing sets of books for book clubs. - Resources
Resources
Indiana Humanities provides humanities-based resources and grants to teachers, schools, libraries, nonprofits and other organizations across the state. - think.read.talk.
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Learn about upcoming programs and events, listen to various points of view, and connect with others. In essence: this is a space to think, read and talk.
Board of Directors
Indiana Humanities is a nonpartisan, independent, not-for-profit corporation governed by a volunteer board of Indiana educators and community leaders. Six of the directors are nominated by the Board of Directors and appointed by the Governor of Indiana, while the others are selected from nominations solicited annually from the public.
Chair:
Mr. Mark T. Maassel
President and CEO, Northwest Indiana Forum
Portage
Vice Chair:
Mr. Terry W. Anker
Chairman, The Anker Consulting Group and President, The Legacy Fund
Carmel
Treasurer:
Mr. Perry Hines
Principal, The Hines Group, LLC
Carmel
Secretary:
Ms. Krista Skidmore
President, FlashPoint Human Resources Consulting
Indianapolis
Immediate Past Chair:
Ms. Rosemary Dorsa
Director of the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) Technical Assistance program, Indiana Grantmakers Alliance
Indianapolis
President & CEO:
Ms. Keira Amstutz
President and CEO, Indiana Humanities
Indianapolis
The Honorable Theodore R. Boehm
Former Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court and Community Leader
Indianapolis
Mr. Todd Leyden
Vice President, NCAA Eligibility Center
Indianapolis
Dr. Elizabeth Lynn
Director, Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership & Service
Valparaiso
Dr. James H. Madison
Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor, Department of History, Indiana University
Bloomington
Dr. Beverley J. Pitts
Former President, University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Mr. Larry Rowland
Executive Director, Parkview Foundation
Fort Wayne
Ms. Tracy Hamilton Souza
President and CEO, Heritage Fund — The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
Columbus
Representative Jerry Torr
State Representative House District 39, Client Executive at Hyland Group
Carmel
Dr. Michael Twyman
Director of Grants Programs, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Indianapolis
Ms. Susanne Wasson
Marketing Director, U.S. Crop Protection, Dow AgroSciences LLC
Indianapolis
Board Meetings
The 2013 regular meetings of the Indiana Humanities Board of Directors are:
Jan. 25, 2013
March 8, 2013
June 7, 2013
Sept.12-13, 2013 (Board Retreat, location TBD)
Nov. 8, 2013
All board meetings are held from 10 a.m. – noon at the Meredith Nicholson House, 1500 N. Delaware St., unless otherwise noted.
Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk.